NY IIDA celebrates AAS ID student, Hirofumi Orihara, with their top prize, ‘The Juror’s Award’.

Announced at the Student Design Award Party, at Steelcase on April 11, 2013, there were 5 Honorable Mentions ($1,000 each), 3 Awards ($3000 each), and the Jurors Award, which was the top prize, went to Hiro – $5,000!

Hiro’s design proposal for a library annex and reading room for the underground passage between subway lines on 42nd Street can be viewed in a brief animation under

Congratulations Hiro!